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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM 

The BFHU is a national, non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting, marketing and promoting the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and to raising awareness of its global contribution.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained


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Established: 62 years

www.bfhu.org

friends@bfhu.org

02083495757

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/22£7,286£9,896£-2,610£528£34,332£1,7512.140
30/09/21£8,345£8,604£-259£429£41,113£3,7285.250
30/09/20£9,809£9,510£299£426£35,778£4,5555.740
30/09/19£9,995£9,022£973£394£35,631£3,5714.760
30/09/18£9,182£10,046£-864£339£33,683£2,0342.460
30/09/17£7,479£7,408£70£308£33,394£5110.860
30/09/16£6,584£9,486£-2,902£294£31,404£1700.260
30/09/15£5,695£6,648£-953£390£31,345£740.140
30/09/14£6,900£10,433£-3,533£328£31,576£-30-040
30/09/13£7,457£7,359£98£346£34,364£28040
30/09/12£6,467£6,536£-69£321£31,533£24040
30/09/11£7,153£7,480£-327£306£30,937£330.140
30/09/10£5,766£5,899£-133£357£31,066£830.250
30/09/09£7,811£5,169£2,643£437£30,098£820.270
30/09/08£5,823£5,094£729£668£25,941£380.190
30/09/07£7,958£4,673£3,284£653£26,632£760.290
30/09/06£4,261£4,375£-114£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£4,665£4,524£141£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£4,407£4,747£-340£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 5%
Reserves/Spending: 2.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 4.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Israel,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 4 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
£345,000 10/06/2021
Equipment for research in molecular engineering

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-96
  • ALAN JACOBS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Occupation Private Equity Investor
  • DAVID MARK WERNICK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director. Executive Chairman, Wernick Grou
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 209691
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/08/2007, number: 06350828
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

3rd Floor South
Marlborough House
298 Regents Park Road
LONDON
N3 2SZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THAT WORK OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM WHICH IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE ISRAEL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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